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Germans complete isolation of Leningrad
Monday, September 15, 1941 www.onwar.com
On the Eastern Front... Near Leningrad, German forces capture Schlusselburg on the south shore of Lake Lagoda, effectively cutting the city off completely. The siege of Leningrad begins.
In the United States... The Attorney General rules that the Neutrality Act is not violated when US ships carry war material to British territories in the Near and Far East or the Western Hemisphere.
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September 15th, 1941
GERMANY: U-157 and U-506 commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)
U.S.S.R.: Schlusselburg on the south side of Lake Ladoga falls to the Germans. Leningrad is completely isolated from land routes to the rest of the Soviet Union. This siege will last for 3 years.
Moscow: Stalin asks for 25 to 30 British divisions to be sent to aid the Soviet struggle against invasion.
YUGOSLAVIA: Widespread unrest causes martial law to be imposed in Zagreb, Serbia and Croatia.
U.S.A.: The US Attorney General rules that the Neutrality Act does not prohibit US ships carrying war material to British possessions.
The 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, Alaska National Guard is inducted at Juneau. (Jack McKillop)
Aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill laid down.
Submarine USS Pogy laid down.
Destroyers USS Stanly, McCalla and Lardner laid down.
Submarine depot ship HMS Forth commences refit in USA. (Dave Shirlaw)
ATLANTIC OCEAN: U-94 sank SS Empire Eland, SS Newbury and SS Pegasus in Convoy ON-14. (Dave Shirlaw)